Xenophon's Other Voice: Irony as Social Criticism in the 4th Century Bce

by Yun Lee Too

Book Overview

This volume explores irony - in its essence, saying other than one actually means - in the collected works of Xenophon. Xenophon's Other Voice argues that there are two voices in the author: one ostensible at the level of the literal text, which is available to everyone, while the sub-title designates the other voice, which is less obvious to the reader and indeed, an ironic one. It presents a unified view of the author's entire corpus and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350250538
• ISBN13: 9781350250536
• Release Date: April 2023
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"